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US Pop Music Charts February 19, 2009

Singles, Albums, and Radio Airplay

By , About.com Guide

Flo Rida

Flo Rida

Courtesy Atlantic Records

Top 5 Pop Singles

  1. Flo Rida - "Right Round"
  2. Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis - "Just Dance"
  3. All-American Rejects - "Gives You Hell"
  4. Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
  5. Kanye West - "Heartless"

Big Chart Movers

Hot New Pop Songs

  • #55 Taylor Swift - "Fifteen"
  • #56 50 Cent - "I Get It In"

Comments

For the second straight week a hip hop single rises to #1 on the heels of its first week of digital sales. Flo Rida rewrites the record book by selling over 600,000 digital copies of "Right Round." The All-American Rejects are riding their biggest hit yet as "Gives You Hell" enters the top 3. The Grammy Awards impact is felt turning "Chasing Pavements" into a top 40 hit at last for Best New Artist winner Adele.

Top 5 Pop Albums

  1. Taylor Swift - Fearless
  2. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
  3. India.Arie - Testimony, Vol. 2: Love and Politics
  4. The Fray - The Fray
  5. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You

Hot New Albums

Comments

Taylor Swift rises back to the peak of the chart for an incredible nine total weeks at #1. With the Grammy wind at their back, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss surge to #2. Lily Allen easily surpasses the #20 peak of her debut album Alright, Still by opening at #5.

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Top 5 Pop Radio Songs

  1. Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
  2. Lady GaGa feauring Colby O'Donis - "Just Dance"
  3. Britney Spears - "Circus"
  4. Beyonce - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
  5. All-American Rejects - "Gives You Hell"

Big Chart Movers

Hot New Pop Radio Songs

  • #34 Soulja Boy Tell 'Em featuring Sammie - "Kiss Me Thru the Phone"

Comments

Taylor Swift's "Love Story" becomes the first country crossover song in the 16 year history of the Billboard top 40 radio airplay chart to hit #1. The All-American Rejects slide into the top five with their big hit "Gives You Hell," and T.I. and Justin Timberlake ride a wave of popularity from their haunting Grammy performance to approach the top 10 at #13 this week.

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